Air California v. United States Department Of Transportation

654 F.2d 616 AIR CALIFORNIA, a California corporation, and Clarence Turner, Petitioners- Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; Andrew Lewis as Secretary of the Department of Transportation; Federal Aviation Administration; Charles E. Weithoner as Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Albert B. Randall, Acting Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, * Respondents- Appellees. Nos. 80-7279, 80-5621. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1980. Decided Aug. 27, 1981. Philip K. Verleger, McCutchen, Black, Verleger & Shea, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioners-appellants. David Shilton, App. Section Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued, for respondents-appellees; James W. Moorman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., on brief. Petition for Review of FAA Action and Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CHOY and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and HANSON, ** Senior District Judge. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 Air California, one of two air carriers operating jet service from Orange County Airport (airport) prior to the actions here in issue, and Clarence…